Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13225, Josiah Fuller, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Fuller, Josiah Eleanor
NUMBER
No. 13225.
CONTENTS

157 98
Massachusetts Israel Fuller
of Franklin as in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Nason of the Reg't commanded by Col Jackson in the Mass'ts on line for Genl
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Dec 1833 and sent to E. Alvord Greenfield
Arrears to the 4th of March '33 $60.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. - 15.00
$75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 24

Reported Dec 21/48
2544 Massachusetts Eleanor Fuller widow of Josiah Fuller who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Major private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21, day of Dec r 1848 and sent to
Hon. J. Rockwell HofR
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 48 Vol. 2,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin County ss
On this seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three, before Richard E. Newcomb Judge of the Court of Probate of wills within and for the County of Franklin aforesaid. Personally appeared Eleanor Tuller resident in the Town of Ashfield, in said County of Franklin age seventy years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her Oath make the follow- ing declaration in Order to Obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed March the third in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three entitled an act, granting a pension to certain widows of Revolu- tionary soldiers, that she is the widow of Josiah Tuller late of said Town of Ashfield deceased who was a private in the Army of the revo- lution in the Massachusetts line, according to the best of her knowledge he enlisted into a company commanded of Capt. Varnum and Col. Jackson Regiment, and that he served nine months from July 15 th 1779 to April 15 th 1780, that she gets this evidence from documentary proof, that she believes the service was performed near West Point, and that her husband was a pensioner under the act of Congress of 1832, that his pension certificate was for the sum of $30.00 per annum dated June 1 st 1833 signed by Lewis Cass Secretary of War, That her name before marriage was Eleanor Warren, That she was married September 29 th 1784, That her husband Jo- siah Tuller deceased died June 19 th 1842, That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four to wit at the time above stated and that she has not been since married, that she was married by Nehemiah Porter sworn and subscribed in the day and year above written
Eleanor Tuller

7 Eleazar Fuller Pens
Oct 17 1843-
September 28 Eleazar Fuller for a Pension

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss
I certify that at a probate Court held before me, the Judge of probate within for said County on the Seventeenth day of Octo- ber A. D. 1843 at Charlemont in the County aforesaid Eleazar Fuller aforesaid personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him subscribed in my presence R. E. Newman to Jud. Prob.
Franklin ss.
I Geo. Grinnell Register of the Court of probate for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Richard E Newman above named is the Judge of probate within for the County aforesaid and that the above is his own proper signature
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of the said Court this Seventeenth day of October A. D. 1843
Geo. Grinnell Register of Probate

Josiah Fuller Ashfield
17450
Josiah Fuller's application for a pension

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY ss.
ON THIS fourteenth day of august A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas of the said Commonwealth, now sitting at Greenfield within and for the said County of Franklin, Josiah Fuller a resident of Ashfield in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged sixty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
Josiah Fuller resident in Ashfield in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, intertest, and served as a private soldier, into a company commanded by Captain Narnam and Colonel H. Jackson's regiment in the Massachusetts line, on the 15 day of July 1779 for the term of nine months, and I served the United States faithfully all that time and was discharged on the 15 th day of April 1780. I have previously been on the Pension roll and dropped from the same on account of property and I lived in Ashfield above mentioned when my first application was made. I enlisted and served on the continental establishment.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Attest E. Alvord Clerk Josiah Fuller
WE,
residing in
believe him to be
where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
I, ELIJAH ALVORD, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Josiah Fuller for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this fourteenth day of august in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
E. Alvord
Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin County ss.
On this sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three before Elijah Paine one of the Jus- tices of the Peace within and for the County of Franklin aforesaid, personally appeared Sereno D. Clark of the town of Ashfield in said County who being duly sworn according to law by and before said Justice doth on his oath depose and say, that he is the Clerk of the Congregational Church in said Ashfield and keeps the records of said Church and performs the duties of the same, and that the said records now remain in his hands and custody, and that he has recently searched the said records for the marriage of Josiah Fuller to Eleanor Warren and has taken the following transcript of said records in relation to said marriage to wit "One thousand seven hundred and Eighty four September twenty ninth," "Josiah Fuller and Eleanor Warren"
I hereby certify, that the above is a true copy of the records with the exception of the date which is ex- pressed on the records in fair legible figures as follows "1784 Sep t 29"
Sereno D. Clark Clerk of Congregational Church in Ashfield I Sereno D. Clark above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Clerk in the Congregational Church in Ashfield in County of Franklin and State of Massachusetts as stated above, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church with the exception above named as certified by me, and I further depose and say that at the beginning of the left of the page of the records of marriages, is the following Record "A Record of marriages after the Installation of Reverend Porter December 21 st 1774," and there

follow a great number of marriages precisely in the same form and in the same hand writing, as the record, from which I have taken the transcript purporting to be the marriage of Josiah Haller to Eleanor Warner and I have no doubt the second foregoing is in the hand writing of the said Nehemiah Porter
Sereno D. Clark, Clerk of the Congregational Society Church in Ashfield.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year above written before me. And I certify that Sereno D. Clark the above deponent is well known to me to be a person of truth and veracity and the said Sereno erased the word "Society" with his own hand.
Elijah Paine Justice of the Peace

Josiah Fuller Private Col Jacksons Regiment Massachusetts Line 1779 - 9 months
on Roll
Adm d

District of Massachusetts, ss.
ON this thirty first day of March 181 9 before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in the State of Massachusetts, which Circuit includes the Counties of Worcester, Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Berkshire, personally appears Josiah Fuller a citizen of the United States, aged fifty six years, resident in Northfield
in the said District, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Josiah Fuller enlisted in June or July 1779 in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by captain Warren of the Regiment of Col. Michael Jackson of the Massachusetts Line
that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the Month of April 1780 , being the full term of 9. Months , when he was discharged from service at  Westpoint in the state of New-York - That he has always been a laboring man - has brought up a family of six children , that he was in the battle of has some property which he has acquired by hard labor - but by reason of his infirmity is unable to gain a support for himself & family as heretofore, and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. And no pension has ever been allowed him by the laws of the United States. Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid, being first subscribed by him
Josiah Fuller Jon a Leavitt Judge
To the Secretary of the Department of War.
I, Jon a Leavitt Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Josiah Fuller did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy: and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid, this thirty first day of March A. D. 181 9
And further witnesseth, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Josiah Fuller by reason of his infirmity in receiving him in list is in need of assistance from his country for support Jon a Leavitt Judge

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13225
Eliza Miller
Widow
Jeriah Miller
Pri Rev War
Act: Feb 24/48
Index:—Vol. a , Page 258
[Arrangement of 1870.]

10.038 Massachusetts
Josiah Fuller 2 d of Ashfield in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of nine months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 31 st of March 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th of May 1819 and sent to Jonathan Leavitt Esq. Esdaile Greenfield - Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of October September 1819 Sergeant preceding 5 months 31st 30th 41.31
Payable on the 4 th Sept 1819 - $ 41.31
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

11458 S. 677 44
Mar. 3 rd 1843
Eleazar H. Hullin
(Original)
James L. Edwards Esq Comm n of Pensions Washington D.C.

Greenfield Mass Sep 12 1844
J. L. Edmonds Esq. Court of Pensions
Sir
I forward for examination the pension papers of Eleanor Fullin, widow of After the declaration of war, made & proceedings had in Probate Courts. They papers were left in my hands to be forwarded to the Pension Office, and have remained in the files of the Court at which said proceedings were had, — I supposing, the while, they had been so forwarded, till the widow, sent to me yesterday to know why they had not been reported on — I then took them up and herewith enclose them, regretting my neglect
Please report to me —
I remain Sir
with great respect your obed Servt Geo. Lyman

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN SS.
I, Henry Chapman , Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Franklin, do certify, that Elizah Paine Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Elizah Paine and believe his signature to said certificate, for genuine .
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said Commonwealth, this Twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four .
H. Chapman Clerk.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
April 26 1819
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Josiah Fuller served as a Soldier in Capt. Varnum's Company, and Col. M. Jackson's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from July 15 th 1779 to April 15 th 1780, being years and  nine months, the time for which he enlisted —
Alden Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Joseph D. Linton
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
...that it appears to... ...being one of the... ...Continental... ...17...

I certify that the enclosed declaration and proofs were executed at the time in which they purport to be, — and that they have been on file in the Office of the said Court of Probate, and have not been forwarded before because they were overlooked or forgotten by me
Geo. Grinnell Registrar of Probate
Sep 12. 1844.
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MS 84, 242
11458 Columbian Museum of Natural History New York Oct 14 March 1843

I Joseph Fuller of the Town of Ashfield in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty six years do depose and say, that I was well acquainted with Josiah Fuller late of Ashfield aforesaid, and am also with his widow Eleanor Fuller and that the said Josiah Fuller was a Pensioner under the act of Congress of 1832, and I testify that the said Josiah Fuller died at Ashfield June 19-1842 and that the said Eleanor Fuller has not been married since the death of her husband Josiah Fuller and still remains unmarried and a widow Oct. 16-1843
Joseph Fuller
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin County ss. Oct. 16-1843 Fuller subscriber Personally appeared Joseph Fuller subscriber to the above to the above affidavit and made oath that the same is true Before me Elijah Paine justice of the Peace
I hereby certify, that Joseph Fuller - the subscriber to the above affidavit is known to me to be well respected as a person of truth and veracity and his testimony may be relied on, and I erased the words "Fuller subscriber" with my own hand.
Elijah Paine Justice of the Peace

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of an act of Congress of the second of February 1848, entitled An act making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolutionary State of Massachusetts County of Franklin
On this 22 nd day of August, A. D. 1848, personally appeared before me Henry Bassett Esq r one of the justices in and for said county of Franklin. Eleanor Fuller aged eighty four years, a resident of Ashfield in the said county of Franklin, who being first sworn duly according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 nd of February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of Josiah Fuller who was a private soldier in the revolutionary war and had a pension of thirty dollars a year under the act of the 27 th of June 1832, and after his death I received a pension of the annual amount of thirty dollars which was under the act of 17 th June 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow. Eleanor Fuller received, sworn to and subscribed before me in presence of - Henry Bassett Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN SS.
I, Henry Chapman, Clerk of the Judicial Court of the Commonwealth, for the County of Franklin, do certify, that Henry Bassett Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Henry Bassett and believe his signature to said certificate to be genuine.

that she is the widow of Simon Sweet who was a private soldier in the revolutionary war and had a pension of thirty dollars a year under the act of the 27 th of June 1832, and after his death I received a pension of the annual amount of thirty dollars which was under the act of 17 th June 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow. Eleanor Fulton received, sworn to and subscribed before me in presence of - Henry Bassett Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN SS.
I, Henry Chapman, Clerk of the Judicial Court of the Commonwealth, for the County of Franklin, do certify, that Henry Bassett Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Henry Bassett and believe his signature to said certificate to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the S. J. Court - For said Commonwealth, this 24 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 1844.
H. Chapman , Clerk.

I certify that the within named declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit
Henry Bravell
Justice of the Peace.

Home of Repentance
Dec 18, 1848
J. L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I am requested by Samuel to Hall Esq of Ashfield, Massachusetts to call your attention to the cases of the widows -
Elizabeth Perkins 7600
Eleanor Fuller 6955
Mary Taylor 6712
The applications he says were filed in your office in Sept last, & the widows are needy &c.
Very respectfully
your obedient servant
Julius Rockwell

Act 17 June 1844, N o 230
Massachusetts 4355
Eleanor Fuller widow of Josiah Fuller who was a private in the Massachusetts line
Subscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of November 1844 - and sent to George Grinnell Greenfield Massachusetts -
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 29,
17 June, 1844 -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Franklin ss. On this twenty seventh day of September eighteen hundred & fifty. personally appeared before me Chester Sanderson Esq. Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid Eleanor Fuller Widow of Josiah Fuller a resident of Ashfield in said County, aged eighty five who being first duly sworn according to law, on oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain in for herself an increase of her Pension, she being the widow of Josiah Fuller of sd Ashfield deceased, who drew a pension in his life time, under the act of Congress passed the 7 th day of June 1832. at the rate of thirty dollars per annum for services in the Revolutionary War as an artificer. The said Josiah Fuller served in the Capt. Noah Nichols Company of Artificers & in General Kennebec Regiment (D. in 1779. & in various other Companies)
That the said Josiah Fuller died in Ashfield aforesaid the 19 th day of June 1842. — And this declarant states that she believes the said Josiah Fuller would be entitled to a higher rate of Pension if living at the rate of $144. per annum, & she believes herself entitled to the same, she therefore requests the Commissioner of Pensions to re-examine the case & that an increase be allowed if it should be found that the said Josiah Fuller was in his life time entitled to the same —
In presence Chester Sanderson Justice of the Peace
her Eleanor X Fuller Mark
Franklin ss. Sept r 27. 1850. Then Eleanor Fuller personally appeared, Made Oath that the above declaration by her subscribed is true —
Before me, Chester Sanderson Justice of the Peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPshire ss.
I, Samuel Wells, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Charles Sanders Esquire , whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said
Charles Sanders Esquire and believe his signature to said certificate is in his
a testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Superior Judicial Court for said Commonwealth, this Twenty day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 86 .
Samuel Wells Clerk.
Dickins F. Lawrence

Washington, Dec. 6 th 1850
Sir:
Enclosed you will please find the declaration of Eleanor Fuller, of Massachusetts , claiming an increase of the Pension allowed her husband, Josiah Fuller dec d . under the act of 4 th June 1832.
We perceive there is no proof of marriage, but have thought it unnecessary to return the papers for that evidence, until the claim shall have been examined, and the question whether any thing further is due, settled.
Very respectfully Your obt. Servt
Dickins & Coombs Atty's for Clt.
Jas. E. Heath Esq - Court of Pension

4458
Eleanor Fullen Mam of Josiah Map
Oct. 3 March 1843- 17 June 1844
a and 9 mo. private $30 per Ann
George Grennell Greenfield Map